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Monday, March 12, 2012

Idols perform at Malaria No More event

Three former American Idol
contestants, Jason Castro (fourth place, Season 7), Melinda Doolittle
(third place, Season 6) and Elliott Yamin (third place, Season 5),
performed at Malaria No More's "Idols Go To Washington" event Wednesday.
USA
TODAY's David Oliver covered the event, which was held at the Jones Day
building in Washington, D.C., where Malaria No More's invited guests
enjoyed an evening of celebration and progress toward ridding the world
of malaria for good.
The former contestants
got involved with Malaria No More during their respective stints on the
show, when the Fox series started working in conjunction with the
organization in preparation for Idol Gives Back, a way for the contestants to reach out to fans to help people in need around the world.
Since 2006, Idol Gives Back, a recurring charity special, has raised millions of dollars for Malaria No More.
In
addition to their performances, the former Idols spent the day on
Capitol Hill speaking with members of Congress about Malaria No More's
progress and how important it is for the U.S. government to continue supporting the cause.
Doolittle
reflected on her approximately four years with Malaria No More,
including a trip to Zambia with Laura Bush, former first lady. "When I
got involved with Malaria No More, one child every 30 seconds was dying
of malaria, and that's what hit home for me," she said. "At this point,
it's one child every minute, which is still way too much, but I see it
change."
Doolittle is currently working on her second album and is
writing songs for the first time -- and is taking her time with it.
"I'm ultra-picky, so I keep changing things," she said.
Castro,
who recently inked a deal with Word Records, combines his music with his
charity work by getting through to fans at concerts, like asking them
to donate via text message. He also participated in Malaria No More's
"Stayin' Alive" program as an ambassador, who would help get the word out to high school students to raise money for the cause.
Castro says other plans
are in the works to help get the word out even further. "I think kids
are so dying to be involved with something, and we're about to do some
stuff with college kids too," he said. "I think it gives a lot of people
a lot of purpose."
Yamin's third album, Let's Get to What's Real, will be out April 10, and although single3 Words has already appeared on the radio, that's not what the rest of the album will sound like.
"I
wanted to get away from machines and make less machine-driven music and
implement some live instrumentation," he said. "I wanted to write it
all and be a part of the production. It's just real good, honest soulful
music, no gimmicks. Everything is really topical and relatable and
honest."
Yamin also noted that it is important to get the younger
generation involved in fighting malaria, because it is the younger
generation of kids that are most affected by the disease. "The kids are
our future," he said.
Malaria No More's goal is to reach near zero deaths from malaria by 2015.

Thank You David Oliver, USA TODAYfor this report. But I really want to thank Elliott Yamin for being such a champion for this cause! Elliott Yamin should be a Ambassdor!! Elliott has been the only one of the former Idols to really do anything for this case and Elliott should really be awarded for it! Others have done it for a photo op and that is all! Elliott has been fighting for this cause for six years and he has never been recognized for it and that alone is a shame!!!!